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The proposal was presented on Wednesday by Solfrid Lerbrekk of SV.
Among those behind are her party colleague Kari Elisabeth Kaski, as well as Anette Trettebergstuen, Åsmund Aukrust and Torstein Tvedt Solberg of the Labor Party, Heidi Nordby Lunde of the Conservative Party, Sivert Bjørnstad of the Progress Party, and Trine Skei Grande, Ketil Kjenseth and the Liberal Party. .
– It is unfair that power is inherited. It is not very democratic and does not fit into a modern society, says Lerbekk.
No criticism of the royal house
SV, therefore, promotes constitutional proposals as part of a larger package.
– We will study alternative forms of government and hold a referendum on a republic, says Lerbekk, who at the same time emphasizes that the proposal does not imply criticism of the royal family.
– We have a nice and popular royal family today, and we are happy about that. But it is not natural that the royal family has such a high support among the people, just look at Sweden or other European countries, says the SV representative, who is also happy that representatives from almost the entire political spectrum have supported the proposal. .
– It shows that more than we are interested in taking the discussion of principles about a democratically elected head of state instead of being inherited.
Edgy drafting
At its national meeting this weekend, the Liberal Party sharpened the drafting of its principles program where the party is in favor of a republic.
A similar proposal was considered at the Storting in January last year. But the parliamentary majority saw no reason to change Norway’s form of government, and only 36 representatives voted in favor of abolishing the monarchy.
